Effects of process and source on elastic modulus of single cellulose fibrils evaluated by atomic force microscopy

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 583-588

  Cheng, Qingzheng ^a   Wang, Siqun ^a   Harper, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Mechanical properties; C. Micro mechanics; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

A. NANO-STRUCTURES; ATOMIC FORCES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; C. MICRO-MECHANICS; D. MECHANICAL TESTING; HIGH-INTENSITY ULTRASONIC; HOMOGENIZER; LYOCELL; LYOCELL FIBERS; MECHANICAL TREATMENTS; MICRO-SCALE; MODULUS VALUES; NANO-SCALE; PULP FIBERS; PURE CELLULOSE; SAMPLE SIZES; TEST METHODS; THREE-POINT BENDING TESTS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELLULOSE; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; NANOMECHANICS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON WAFERS; TEXTILE FIBERS; ULTRASONICS;

ELASTIC MODULI;

BENDING; CELLULOSE; ELASTIC STRENGTH; EVALUATION; FIBRILS; MECHANICAL TREATMENT; MICROSCOPY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TEXTILE FIBERS;

EID: 64849101287     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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